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The directive , which Trump signed on August 15, also revokes a January 2015 executive order signed by President Obama establishing a federal flood-risk standard to promote projects' resiliency. But Trump wasn't on board for a few reasons: He says building projects already have to wade through too much bureaucracy to get started. Many supporters of the Obama rule believed it would save taxpayers money that they would have spent fixing flooded structures; others heralded it for saving lives. Read More »

Shares ended the regular trading session down 1.9%. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Ross Stores by 3.5% in the first quarter. The value of the total investment in Ross Stores, Inc . Analysts are forecasting earnings of $0.76 on a per share basis this quarter. The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, September 29th. Read More »

The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke a four-day winning streak to fall 274 points or 1.24 percent, the biggest one-day decline since May. The President needs the support of fellow Republicans as he tries to push his policy agenda, including tax cuts, through a Congress that is controlled by the Republicans. Read More »

He said he was checking if his father's birth in Cyprus makes him British as well as Australian . "As Senator Nash admitted, she has known since Monday that she was a dual citizen, yet waited until one minute before the Senate rose for a two week break to inform the Parliament", she said. Read More »

Now, the Defenders are together at last. I like this waiting strategy more than I thought I would. The promotional campaign features a rather prominent banner for the series within the Entertainment tab on the Xbox One dashboard which, when clicked on, opens up an interactive menu full of Defenders content. Read More »

Such photos published to look like videos can lead users to malicious ads. Facebook has announced to curb video click baits on the timeline of its members so that they could stay true to their roots of "authentic communication". senator demanded more transparency. However, " publishers that rely on these intentionally deceptive practices should expect the distribution of those clickbait stories to markedly decrease", Hamodi, Bokhari, and Zhang wrote. Read More »

Clashes at the white nationalists' rally left three people dead, including a counter-protester and two in a helicopter crash."America's leaders must honor our fundamental values by clearly rejecting expressions of hatred, bigotry and group supremacy, which run counter to the American ideal that all people are created equal", Frazier said in a statement . Read More »

This morning the spot price was down to $1,270.31 while Tuesday saw gold for December delivery lose $10.70, or 0.8%, to move to $1,279.70. The recent string of weak USA inflation data makes this the number 1 concern for the Fed and investors, and both are hoping the central bank minutes reveal more than just the low inflation is "transitory". Read More »

His resignation came shortly after Trump told reporters on Tuesday that "both sides" were responsible for violence at a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia . -On Tuesday afternoon, Trump gave a news conference inside Trump Tower. He said on Twitter it was "the right thing for me to do". Trump has already torn into the members who resigned from the manufacturing council, calling them "grandstanders" who are easily replaced. Read More »

The new cities that can get YouTube TV now are: Boston, Cincinnati, Baltimore, Jacksonville-Brunswick, Columbus, OH, Louisville, Las Vegas, Pittsburgh, San Antonio, Memphis, Nashville, West Palm Beach-Ft. Louis. Television station operator Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc said in a statement on Thursday it had an agreement with YouTube TV to air its ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC affiliates in nine of the 14 new markets. Read More »

The singer responded by tweeting, "Want to point out an very bad new phenomenon of the last 10'years. We can no longer be happy for each other", Pink wrote . "I think it just took us 15 years and I feel like there was true love and it felt really good". Not only did she shut down the nasty tweet with a brilliant response of her own, she revealed that the two iconic vocalists have since made their peace. Read More »

Attorney William D. Weinreb said in a press release. Embattled pharmaceutical company Mylan on Thursday finalized a $ 465 million settlement with the Department of Justice for misclassifying the life-saving allergy treatment EpiPen to avoid paying Medicaid costs. Read More »

Infosys shares surged as much as 4.1 per cent to an intraday high of Rs 1,014.80 on Thursday after the Bengaluru-based IT outsourcer said that its board will meet on August 19 (Saturday) to consider a share buyback proposal. "The basic motive behind this move is to increase the return on equity, use the cash and give a lift to the falling prices of shares", he said. Infosys had liquid assets (cash and short term investments) of over Rs 39,000 crore as on June 30, 2017. Read More »

She added that Kingfisher remains "cautious" on the economic outlook, with the firm having previously flagged Brexit as creating uncertainty in the market. In March, Kingfisher signalled it had finished its B&Q store closure programme, which has seen it shut 65 shops and slash around 3,000 jobs in the United Kingdom and Ireland over the last two years. Read More »

The final emissions of a fuel cell vehicle consist of only heat and water, making them a viable option for tackling climate change in the automotive world alongside conventional EVs. Inheriting styling cues inside and out from the FE Fuel Cell concept shown at the Geneva motor show in March, the FCEV's futuristic look is said to be inspired by nature. Read More »

Stating that Indian total knee implants manufacturers are nearly available at the new prices mentioned in the notification of National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority ( NPPA ), he said that Indian companies are new to the technology while the worldwide knee implant manufacturers have been in the market for over 30-35 years. Read More »

That company boosted its annual forecast earlier this week after improving both its online sales and customer traffic. The company now has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $79.83. Also , Director S Robson Walton sold 1,618,300 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 5th. The Hong Kong-based Sylebra Hk Co Ltd has invested 0.43% in the stock. Read More »

Travelers Cos Inc now has $35.75B valuation. This represents a yield of 0.78%. About 613,982 shares traded. It has underperformed by 46.06% the S&P500. Jefferies maintained Dollar General Corp. The firm has "Buy" rating given on Friday, January 15 by Berenberg. Jefferies has "Buy" rating and $101 target. Read More »

Compare and contrast that to the words of Intel CEO Brian Krzanich, who earlier this week furiously quit Trump's manufacturing council over the President's fumbling in the aftermath of the Charlottesville marches. After a white nationalist rally turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia , over the weekend, Trump blamed counterprotesters for some of the violence. Read More »

The firm earned "Sell" rating on Monday, February 20 by Shore Capital. Just Eat PLC has a 12 month low of GBX 495.07 and a 12 month high of GBX 723.00. Therefore 45% are positive. Deutsche Bank has "Buy" rating and $28 target. Citigroup maintained M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:DY) on Friday, May 26 with "Buy" rating. Read More »

The decision came after Saudi Arabia's Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met with Qatari royal family member Sheikh Abdullah bin Ali Al Thani in Jiddah late on Wednesday. Saudi Arabia sealed Qatar's only land border. The committee expressed its "satisfaction" with the decisions, but reiterated its demands that the hajj not be politicised and said the Saudi measures remain "unclear", particularly regarding the facilitation of hajj for foreigners residing in Qatar. Read More »

That overshadowed the massive and historic 8.9-million-barrel crude drop because supplies are still in the upper half of the average range for this time of year even as demand is blowing away the five-year average . "At the rapid attrition rate of the past two months, the US oil surplus would be gone by mid-December", analysts at Standard Chartered said Wednesday. Read More »

Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 2.90% of the company's stock. BHP Billiton plc (LON:BLT)'s stock had its "outperform" rating restated by Macquarie in a report issued on Thursday, July 20th, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Read More »

The CEO of Under Armour , Kevin Plank , announced his resignation from the council in a Twitter posting. The group, which Trump established in January with about two dozen members, is supposed to meet occasionally to offer the president advice on job growth. Read More »

David Wichmann, president of Minnetonka, Minn. -based UnitedHealth Group, will become CEO of the company September 1 after Stephen Hemsley leaves the position. And in May, it revealed its Harken Health subsidiary was shutting the doors of its 11 clinics in IL and Georgia. Health insurance is UnitedHealth's main business, but the company also has been plowing more resources into its Optum business, which provides pharmacy benefits management and technology services and also operates ... Read More »

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has invited Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung for dialogue on Sunday to end the deadlock in Darjeeling which has been witnessing unrest for nearly two months now. On Sunday, Rajnath Singh met members of the Gorkhaland Movement Coordination Committee (GMCC) in Delhi and told them to end the strike and sit for talks. Read More »

Asserting that there would be no let up in India's fight against terrorism, the Prime Minister called upon militants to shun the gun and join the mainstream. On new Goods and Services Tax, he said this was brought and implemented in a short span of time, stunning the world. Separately, the Youth Forum for Kashmir (YFK) on Tuesday observed the Independence Day of India as Black Day to express solidarity with Kashmiris . Read More »

A notification by the US Department of State says Hizbul Mujahideen, formed in 1989, is one of the "largest and oldest militant groups operating in Kashmir". Stepping up action against terrorists attacking India, President Donald Trump's Administration has declared Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HM) a "global terrorist organisation" in an attempt to choke off financial and other support to it. Read More »

The 30-share barometer, which had gained 235.44 points in the previous session on Monday, was trading higher by 306.57 points, or 0.97 percent, at 31,755.60, with FMCG, auto, power, consumer durables, IT, metal and realty stocks leading the gains. Read More »

This should make is way easier to reply to different people on a single post without muddling the entire comment section. Facebook is changing the look of its News Feed. Apart from this, the profile pictures will now be displayed in circles than the traditional square box. Instagram says the feature will be available globally within two weeks. Read More »